Steve Verhow, left, and Bill McKinney check out the fire from an overlook at Horsetooth Reservoir along North Colorado Road 23. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said that while the blaze appeared to be human-caused and accidental, it was not the result of a campfire, controlled burn or prescribed burn. More high winds are forecast Monday, which had authorities concerned.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry. He likes stories more than reports. Tell him if you know one.

The owners of Boulder’s Sterling University Peaks apartments, who this summer were cited for illegally subdividing 92 bedrooms in the complex, have reached an agreement to settle the case for $410,000, the city announced Thursday.